The poster formally known as 96DXCivic
The poster formally known as 96DXCivic SuperDork
11/18/10 5:08 p.m.

Our schools shop has a roll of pre preg carbon fiber and a roll of pre preg fiberglass that we have to use up in the next 6 days. We are going to make some carbon fiber dart fins. I was thinking of doing a carbon fiber Honda logo. Other ideas. The carbon fiber roll is about 2' wide and the fiberglass is about 4' wide.

JFX001
JFX001 SuperDork
11/18/10 5:14 p.m.

Key chain, humidor, gear shift knob...maybe wrap a stainless flask or thermos with it.

Pumpkin Escobar
Pumpkin Escobar SuperDork
11/18/10 5:15 p.m.

Shift knob, battery tie down, Dash Din blanks, pen/pencil cup, foglight blanks

Or just ship it up to me...Id really love a 4" roll of pre-preg FG for my composite col air intake Ive had on the back burner for the better part of a year

Im sure I will come up with several other great ideas for it in about 8-10 days

EDIT:
DOH JX beat me to the knob...

Big ego
Big ego SuperDork
11/18/10 5:17 p.m.

cover a toilet seat.

Teqnyck
Teqnyck Reader
11/18/10 5:21 p.m.

x2 on the toilet seat. I'll buy one from you!

triumph5
triumph5 HalfDork
11/18/10 5:33 p.m.

Kozies built up with adjacent layers of carbon fiber and 'glass. Existing molds abound, "functional", shows how to join the two together, and a reminder of your class. Shoot some clear gelcoat, and you're golden.

Or, to show parents what they're tax dollars/tuition is paying for, what says it more than carbon fiber napkin rings from engineering students? (Hey, I'm trying here.) And I can image the parents face when the student says, "LOOK what I learned how to make!!"

RedS13Coupe
RedS13Coupe Reader
11/18/10 6:30 p.m.

Why in the next 6 days? Forget the expiration date, save it and use it for non structural parts like dash boards and body parts for the school's race teams.

Appleseed
Appleseed SuperDork
11/18/10 9:12 p.m.

CF cowboy hat.

Moon disks.

Platinum90
Platinum90 SuperDork
11/18/10 9:53 p.m.

I will buy whatever is leftover when it expires. Or you can give it to me, and I can pay the shipping.

How much do you have?

Derick Freese
Derick Freese HalfDork
11/18/10 9:59 p.m.

In reply to JFX001:

You need to let a humidor breathe, and it needs to hold temperature well. Spanish cedar is just about the best material for humis, so why change things up?

I could use a carbon fiber laptop case. Maybe a carbon fiber athletic support?

Strizzo
Strizzo SuperDork
11/19/10 12:52 a.m.

Didn't some guy do a cf spoon? Would be cool to do a whole set. I'd pay (a little) money for one

JFX001
JFX001 SuperDork
11/19/10 7:47 a.m.
Derick Freese wrote: In reply to JFX001: You need to let a humidor breathe, and it needs to hold temperature well. Spanish cedar is just about the best material for humis, so why change things up?

Then you simply line it with Spanish cedar, American cedar, or Honduran mahogany. Do a search, they make them.

gamby
gamby SuperDork
11/19/10 7:53 a.m.
Big ego wrote: cover a toilet seat.

A carbon fiber toilet seat would be the be-all end-all.

The poster formally known as 96DXCivic
The poster formally known as 96DXCivic SuperDork
11/19/10 8:06 a.m.
RedS13Coupe wrote: Why in the next 6 days? Forget the expiration date, save it and use it for non structural parts like dash boards and body parts for the school's race teams.

Because we have five freezers full of the stuff and their are still two rolls still out. Since they are not in the freezer, the resin will dry up in 6 days.

pilotbraden
pilotbraden Reader
11/19/10 8:26 a.m.
gamby wrote:
Big ego wrote: cover a toilet seat.
A carbon fiber toilet seat would be the be-all end-all.

The Air Force might buy some

Dr. Hess
Dr. Hess SuperDork
11/19/10 8:37 a.m.

Locost fenders.

914Driver
914Driver SuperDork
11/19/10 6:53 p.m.

Yahoo, wrap a fender! Re-do your dashboard! I use prepreg for the evacuator cans on the 120mm M-256. It's that big can in the middle of a tank barrel. It holds a low pressure area as the round passes, then as the pressure equalizes it sucks the fumes and smoke out of the tank rather than the other end.

When my stuff date's expire it cannot be used and disposed. I dispose of it in the manner prescribed by the Feds.

Youbetcha.

Is it thread or mat?

Dan

digdug18
digdug18 HalfDork
11/19/10 11:28 p.m.

duct tape holder perhaps. magnetic parts tray?

Luke
Luke SuperDork
11/20/10 5:32 a.m.

Cover a paper weight, or a door stop. Something that's meant to be heavy.

Toilet seat and locost fenders are equally good ideas.

GhiaMonster
GhiaMonster New Reader
11/20/10 11:39 a.m.

If nothing else lay it up as flat plate or 90 degree strips. You can then find many uses for it in the future for making block off plates, simple tabs and many other projects.

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